Cheng Ran thought he had misheard. His body stiffened, and his heart almost stopped beating with tension. The hand that was holding him moved again before he felt the reality.
He turned his head blankly and saw Jiang Wanqing weakly open her eyes. He was so excited that he didn't know how to move his legs, and with a thud, he fell to the ground.
"Wan... Wanqing! You're awake!"
Two lines of tears flowed involuntarily from his eyes. This was an emotional expression he had never shown before. A man doesn't easily shed tears, let alone Cheng Ran. Even in the midst of gunfire, he had never shed a single tear.
"So thirsty...water..."
She had been lying down for a long time and hadn't eaten or drunk anything before, so it was normal for her to want to drink water now, and it was even something to be happy about. Cheng Ran immediately got up, poured water for her with trembling hands, and brought it to her lips.
He sat on the edge of the bed, helped her sit up, gently put his arm around her back, and patted her twice.
"Drink slowly..."
"Cough cough..."
She coughed twice, looking at Cheng Ran. He looked much more haggard and worn out, which made her eyes well up with tears. She raised her hand and touched his eyebrows and eyes.
How long have you been watching over me?
It seems that even when she's asleep, all she can hear is his voice, and she can feel his breath.
"No matter how long it takes to stay awake, it will all be worth it as long as you wake up."
Cheng Ran avoided the question of time, afraid that she would worry about him as soon as she woke up. He gently patted her back to help her catch her breath.
Outside the room, Jiang Jianguo and Xue He were trying to figure out how to comfort Cheng Ran, because according to the doctor, Jiang Wanqing was probably already...
"It's been so long today, and there's still no movement inside. Could Wanqing have already..." Xue He hadn't finished speaking when she burst into tears.
Jiang Jianguo helped her up and glanced at Molly and Hong Xing.
"You're friends with Cheng Ran and Wan Qing, can you think of a way to help him accept reality?"
Once a person passes away, they must be laid to rest. Although their reluctance to part with their daughter will only increase, they are helpless as they cannot stop life and death.
"Uncle, Aunt, don't worry, Hung Hing and I will think of a way. This can't go on..."
Molly glanced around the room, then exchanged a look with Hung Hing, who nodded.
"I'll go and persuade Brother Cheng. You guys wait here for now."
"Okay, you...you should talk to him properly..."
"Yes, I will."
Hung Hing swallowed hard; it would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous. He walked over, raised his hand, and knocked on the door, then called out softly inside.
"Brother Cheng, may I come in?"
There was no response. He took a breath and knocked on the door again, but still no reaction. Helpless, Hung Hing had no choice but to push the door open himself.
Fortunately, the door wasn't locked from the inside, and it could still be opened from the outside. As soon as he pushed the door open and saw what was inside, he was so frightened that he backed out.
"ah!"
With a bang, he slammed the door shut.
No, no, he must be still half asleep, or maybe he opened the door wrong and it made him see things...
He rubbed his eyes, patted his chest, and the scene from just now was still vivid in his mind: Jiang Wanqing was being held in Cheng Ran's arms, awake...
"What's wrong? Did something happen inside?"
Seeing his startled expression, Molly quickly stepped forward, took his hand, swallowed hard, and asked him a question with concern.
"Is Wanqing...?"
"No...it's a miracle, it must be a miracle!"
Hong Xing shook his head, stared wide-eyed at Molly, and shook her hand.
"You'd never guess what I just saw! It's unbelievable!"
"What did you see?!" Molly glared at him.
Keeping people in suspense at times like this is really annoying. Can't you see how many people are waiting here?
"My sister-in-law... seems to be awake!"
"What?!"
Hong Xing's words terrified everyone; they thought he had seen a ghost. Xue He was the first to walk up to him.
"Hongxing, are you serious? You can't just say things like that, the doctor said..."
“I’m not sure either, but if you don’t believe me, you can come with me and open the door to take a look.”
Jiang Jianguo and Xue He exchanged a glance and agreed. Nannan also came over.
"Grandpa and Grandma, I just heard Uncle Hong say that my mom woke up. I want to see her!"
"Okay, Nannan, come here..."
Xue He held Nannan's hand, and they walked together to the door. No matter what they saw later, they felt they were fully prepared.
"You should do it."
Everyone made way for Hung Hing to open the door, and he pursed his lips and accepted.
Just like before, he nervously placed his hand on the doorknob, about to turn it, when suddenly the door was opened from the inside.
As Cheng Ran's haggard and weathered face was magnified, a hint of vitality and joy appeared on his face.
“Brother Cheng!” Hong Xing blinked. “His wife…”
"She woke up, just now."
Cheng Ran didn't waste any words and directly told them that Jiang Wanqing had woken up. As soon as he finished speaking, the others immediately squeezed in and saw that the person who should have been lying in bed was now in a half-sitting position. Although she was still a little pale, she gave them a smile.
"I'm sorry to have worried you, Dad, Mom, Nannan, Molly, Hongxing..."
She greeted everyone one by one, which finally made everyone feel that it was real. Xue He and Jiang Jianguo took Nannan to sit down, and they choked up before they could even speak.
"Wanqing, you...you're really awake! You scared us to death! What should the doctor have said..."
"Dad, Mom, I'm really awake. Thank you for taking care of me these past few days."
"It's not our achievement, it's all Cheng Ran's. He took care of you day and night without rest."
Everyone turned to look at Cheng Ran, who shook his head.
"I'm going to the kitchen to cook some easily digestible porridge for Wanqing. Please keep an eye on her for me."
"I'll go," Xue He said, getting up.
"No, Mom, I need to find something to do to calm down. I'm too excited."
"Okay, then... then I won't argue with you."
Cheng Ran nodded and walked out.
The atmosphere in the room was lively. Nannan gently hugged Jiang Wanqing and sniffed.
"Mom, you're finally awake. I thought I'd never see you again."
"Silly child, how could Mommy bear to leave you? I'll be fine, because Mommy is a superhero." Jiang Wanqing patted her daughter's head.
"Mom, what is Superman?"
"Superman is..."
"I know, they must be an exceptionally capable person, right!"
“Yes, what Nannan said is all right.” Jiang Wanqing smiled.
Everyone else laughed along, and then Molly asked the question that everyone was most concerned about.
"Wanqing, how...how did you suddenly wake up? The doctor said you wouldn't make it through the day, we were all terrified, we even made arrangements for your funeral. We never expected to be so lucky, we actually waited for you to wake up, it's simply a miracle!"
"Yes, sister-in-law, we've been worried sick these past few days."
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